The Silence of Others reveals the epic struggle of victims of Spain’s 40-year dictatorship under General Franco, who continue to seek justice to this day. Filmed over six years, the film follows victims and survivors as they organize the groundbreaking "Argentine Lawsuit" and fight a state-imposed amnesia of crimes against humanity, and explores a country still divided four decades into democracy.

“Unfolding with all the force of a classic political thriller by Costa-Gavras or Francesco Rosi... The Silence of Others emerges as a moving salute to the small victories of determined individuals.”– Screen Daily

“A stirring documentary… a very necessary story, delivered with rigor and conviction.”– The Hollywood Reporter

“Exceptionally moving… In a style evocative of the best of Patricio Guzmán… this film is a milestone in recovery of a past that is not over—and, to invoke Faulkner, not even past.”– IDA Documentary Magazine

INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL AND FORUM ON HUMAN RIGHTS OF GENEVA

Thursday, Mar. 15th at 18:15h. Espace Pitoëff - Grande salle, Geneva.

Screening followed by the debate The indelible memory of crimes, with Kate Gilmore (United Nations Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights), Maite Parejo Sousa (co-founder of G37, partner in The Guernica Group and Vice-President of the Spanish Association of Human Rights APDH), José María "Chato" Galante, Spokesperson for the Platform in Support of the Argentina Lawsuit (CEAQUA) and one of the protagonists of the film, and Almudena Carracedo, co-director of the film. Debate moderated by Sévane Garibian (Professor of International Criminal Law at the University of Geneva, Director of the project Right to Truth, Truth(s) through Rights: Mass Crimes Impunity and Transitional Justice.)

Saturday, Mar. 17th at 13:30h. Grütli - Salle Simon, Geneva. Co-presented with the Jardin des Disparus and the Ville de Meyrin. Screening followed by a discussion.